Python IR tracking for the handicapped - Hack a Day

Python IR tracking for the handicapped

posted Feb 25th 2010 2:02pm by Mike Szczys
filed under: peripherals hacks

[Techb] had a friend who was paralyzed after an accident and could no long use a computer. He rigged up an amazingly simple mouse interface using python to implement infrared tracking. The controller was built from an old hat by adding an IR LED and wireless mouse modified so that the button could be clicked by the user’s mouth. A webcam with exposed film used as a filter can track the IR LED and take input from the wireless mouse buttons.

This setup, which draws inspiration from Wii Remote white boards,  is much simpler than the Eyewriter (and doesn’t shine an IR LED into your eye). Although [Techb] wants to add facial recognition to the system, there’s something to be said for such a simple implementation.

[Thanks Wolfmankurd]

tagged: handicapped, ir, mouse, tracking

Go there...
http://hackaday.com/2010/02/25/python-ir-tracking-for-the-handicapped/

Also, I found these Free Apps a while back for controlling your Computer with a web cam by waving objects or your hand in front of it. I tried it out in Win XP and it worked pretty well!:)

This looks really cool. I wonder if you could control your PC by just waving your hand with this Software?

Don

Control Your Computer With A Webcam

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Looks like some fun stuff for a web cam... needs WinXP and so on...

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Use Any Object To Control Your Computer ***UPDATE

Use Any Object To Control Your Computer

Posted by admin in Software Tips, Video on 02 5th, 2009 | 11 responses



***UPDATE: The software has now been updated to 8.0. Please disregard the method I suggest in this video and follow the updated method that is listed here:

http://developers.camspace.com/tutorials/gamecontroller

****

This is a follow up tutorial to the video posted about using a webcam to control games:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH_cWF8DoXk
This follow up shows how to use the same software to use any object as a mouse. Here are links to the software you will need to accomplish this as well as the authors website.
http://www.tinkernut.com/downloads/CamSpace-Open-Beta-7.exe

Go there...
http://www.tinkernut.com/archives/448

Creating a Game Controller with CamSpace

Download CamSpace

The first thing you have to do is download the latest version of CamSpace to your computer. You can get it here.

Go there...
http://developers.camspace.com/tutorials/gamecontroller

Control Your Computer With A Webcam (part 2)

Well... My questions about controlling your PC with something, maybe even your hand is answered in this Video!:)
On my Blog at...
http://donsdeals.blogspot.com/2010/03/control-your-computer-with-webcam-part.html

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